Replacement jack recommendations

[Axis]

Hi all,

My OEM jack threw up oil out of the seals last time I used it. I've been looking at the old threads about replacement jacks and it looks like there is nothing that fits the OEM holder, bottle jacks with the req'd lift likely won't fit under the control arms, ones that do fit under the control arms likely wont have the lift req'd.

There were also recommendations that the Hilux mechanical screw jacks are a good choice (but still won't fit the OEM holder).

So, have you found anything after market that fits the holder? If you have a different replacement where do you store/secure it?

Cheers,
James

[old Jack]

Similar issue with the Challenger.
Solution here, but it does not fit in the factory position.

https://www2.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=8613&page=3

OJ.

[Axis]

Thanks OJ. Thinking I might try to source an OEM from a wrecker with on of the screw types as a back up. I'll just need to work out where to put it!

[old Jack]

Thanks OJ. Thinking I might try to source an OEM from a wrecker with on of the screw types as a back up. I'll just need to work out where to put it!

The Pajero OME hydraulic jack fails because it is stored on its side.

OJ.

[BruceandBobbi]

The Pajero OME hydraulic jack fails because it is stored on its side.

OJ.

Not in our NS. OEM stored upright.

[old Jack]

Not in our NS. OEM stored upright.

So did this change from the NT onwards? Or can the jack be stored in either the upright or laid down position?


OJ.

[Axis]

Interesting. Our NS has a bracket to store the jack on it's side with a bolt to secure though the base.

[KiwiNTPajero]

Interesting. Our NS has a bracket to store the jack on it's side with a bolt to secure though the base.

that how the NT is too

[craka]

Pretty sure mine is upright; in a NS swb.

[rgrubby]

Not in our NS. OEM stored upright.

My NS is also on its side.
I tried it out recently on my driveway to see what it was like. It gets a bit of a bend by the time it gets the wheel off the ground, not looking forward to relying on it on an uneven slope

[Seigried]

My understanding is gen 4 Short wheelbase models and long wheel base model without a subfloor have the jack upright. Long wheelbase 7 seater on its side in the subfloor.

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[erad]

Touch wood, I have never used the OEM jack in my NW. I have a cheapie 2 ton trolley jack which I use if necessary. I struggle to lift the rear wheel when it is flat because of an asthmatic condition I have.

More importantly, when I had the flat tyre, the bulging of the tyre meant that I could not fit the jacking pad into the correct place under the rear suspension arm. It was in danger of slipping all the time it was on the jack.

So I went and bought a 2 tonne electric scissor jack. It lifts the front and rear wheels OK. I now have that electric jack in my wife's Outlander and I bought a 3 ton electric jack from fleabay to use under the Pajero. This was a disaster - it struggled to lift even the Outlander. I think it was 3000 lbs, not 3000 kg. I finished up getting my money back and now have a 5 tonne electric hydraulic jack (cost $212 or thereabouts).

I looked a the possibility of buying one of those aluminium low profile trolley jacks,but the wheels have such a wide wheelbase that they would certainly not fit under the correct jacking point when I had a flat tyre. The new Electric Hydraulic jack will comfortably fit under the lower control arm and lift it easily. The only drawback of this jack is that I have to crawl under the car to position the jack and also to control it (switch it on to raise and or lower the jack). Naturally, by having the good jack I won't need to use it (well, that is the idea anyway), but should I have to change a wheel now, at least the jacking is now under control.

[craka]

Touch wood, I have never used the OEM jack in my NW. I have a cheapie 2 ton trolley jack which I use if necessary. I struggle to lift the rear wheel when it is flat because of an asthmatic condition I have.

More importantly, when I had the flat tyre, the bulging of the tyre meant that I could not fit the jacking pad into the correct place under the rear suspension arm. It was in danger of slipping all the time it was on the jack.

So I went and bought a 2 tonne electric scissor jack. It lifts the front and rear wheels OK. I now have that electric jack in my wife's Outlander and I bought a 3 ton electric jack from fleabay to use under the Pajero. This was a disaster - it struggled to lift even the Outlander. I think it was 3000 lbs, not 3000 kg. I finished up getting my money back and now have a 5 tonne electric hydraulic jack (cost $212 or thereabouts).

I looked a the possibility of buying one of those aluminium low profile trolley jacks,but the wheels have such a wide wheelbase that they would certainly not fit under the correct jacking point when I had a flat tyre. The new Electric Hydraulic jack will comfortably fit under the lower control arm and lift it easily. The only drawback of this jack is that I have to crawl under the car to position the jack and also to control it (switch it on to raise and or lower the jack). Naturally, by having the good jack I won't need to use it (well, that is the idea anyway), but should I have to change a wheel now, at least the jacking is now under control.

Which jacking points are you using, with a trolley jack you can use the front centre and rear centre points to jack the pajero up.

[erad]

Which jacking points are you using, with a trolley jack you can use the front centre and rear centre points to jack the pajero up.

I was using the jacking points under the lower suspension arms, as recommended in the owners handbook. There is a depression in the lower surface of the suspension arm obviously designed to accept the screw of the OEM jack. To reach under the car with a flat tyre in the road is bad enough to get to this jacking point, but to get to the centre of the car would be impossible.

[craka]

I was using the jacking points under the lower suspension arms, as recommended in the owners handbook. There is a depression in the lower surface of the suspension arm obviously designed to accept the screw of the OEM jack. To reach under the car with a flat tyre in the road is bad enough to get to this jacking point, but to get to the centre of the car would be impossible.

Sorry wasn't meaning that you were using the wrong ones for OEM jack , but I thought I had read that you were using or used a trolley jack and only wanted to let you know there are two points, one front and one rear that can be used for trolley jack.